Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Keralam CM Calls for Long-Term Planning for Healthier Lives
Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan said people need help staying healthy for longer lives.
He made the remarks at a national cardiology conference in Kochi.
He said unhealthy food habits and lifestyles are contributing to diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Doctors and governments should focus on preventing heart disease and finding it early.
Keralam also needs to prepare for more older people.
Healthcare should help people remain healthy and productive, not only treat them after they become sick.
New technologies are changing how doctors find and treat diseases.
Artificial intelligence and nanotechnology may become important in future healthcare.
More than 300 heart specialists attended the conference.
V D Satheesan called for long-term healthcare planning as life expectancy rises.
He said changing food habits and lifestyles require serious attention.
He urged greater emphasis on preventing and detecting cardiovascular disease early.
Keralam must prepare for a growing proportion of senior citizens, he said.
More than 300 cardiologists attended ICCCON 2026, alongside international faculty from five countries.
- Who
- Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan, cardiologists, governments and medical professional bodies.
- What
- Satheesan called for long-term healthcare planning focused on healthier aging, disease prevention and early cardiovascular detection.
- When
- Saturday, September 12; the remarks were made during ICCCON 2026.
- Where
- Kochi, at the 33rd National Conference of the Indian College of Cardiology.
- Why
- Rising life expectancy, increasing lifestyle diseases, an aging population and rapid medical-technology advances require changes in healthcare planning.
- Speaker
- Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan
- Event
- ICCCON 2026, the 33rd National Conference of the Indian College of Cardiology
- Location
- Kochi
- Key health concerns
- Diabetes, high blood pressure and other lifestyle diseases
- Recommended focus
- Prevention and early detection of cardiovascular disease
- Emerging technologies
- Artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and other new technologies
- Attendance
- More than 300 cardiologists from across India
- International faculty
- Participants came from Germany, the United States, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Brunei